organic compounds
1-[(E)-Anthracen-9-ylmethylidene]-2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazine
aChemistry Department, University of Coimbra, P-3004-530 Coimbra, Portugal, and bCEMDRX, Physics Department, University of Coimbra, P-3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal
*Correspondence e-mail: xelo@teor.fis.uc.pt
In the title Schiff base, C21H14N4O4, the dihedral angle between the two nitro groups and the central benzene ring are 83.6 (5) and 2.6 (6)°. The anthracene ring system and the benzene ring make a dihedral angle of 0.7 (2)°. Intramolecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds occur. In the crystal, C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules, forming chains along the b-axis direction.
Related literature
For general background to hydrazone derivatives, see: Kahwa et al. (1986). For the structures of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and 9-anthraldehyde, see: Okabe et al. (1993) and Trotter (1959), respectively.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX publication routines (Farrugia, 2012).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813009197/bt6891sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813009197/bt6891Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813009197/bt6891Isup3.cml
All reagents were obtained from commercial sources and used wirh no further purifications.
The compound was obtained when 1 g of (2,4-dinitrophenyl) hydrazine was dissolved in 5 mL of concentrated H2SO4.7.5 mL of water where added very slowly to the solution, after this were also added 25 mL of ethanol. In other flask, 4 mL of ethanol 0.05 g of anthracene-9-carbaldehyde where dissolved, and then, 1.80 mL of (2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazine was added to the solution. The two solutions were mixed and left to stand, at room temperature, for 24 h and then the solid compound was filtered., 049 g (52,7%)of the final product were obtained.
All H atoms could be located in a difference Fourier synthesis but were placed in calculated positions and refined as riding on their parent atoms, using SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) defaults. Due to the absence of anomalous scatterers, the
could not be determined.The title compound was synthesized as part of an investigation of the coordination properties of
functioning as ligands. Metal complexes based on have been developed in biology and macromolecular chemistry in the last years (Kahwa et al., 1986).The three dimensional arrangement of the molecules is held together by weak hydrogen bonds interactions between C—H and nitro-oxygen atoms.
Each unit is almost planar with a maximum deviation of 0.179 (6) A for O2, bond lengths varying in the ranges of [1.331 (9)–1.463 (8), 1.215 (7)–1.242 (6), 1.294 (7)–1.461 (8) and 1.389 (7) A for C—C, N—O, C—N and N—N respectively] and bond angles agreeing with those for the initial ligands. Molecules grow along the a-axis giving layers in the plane bc with an ABAB disposition, as well as each A and B layers are actually an alternating double layer. Two neighbor units of compound 1 create an angle of 68.92 (3)° between them along the c-axis.
The angle between the two nitro groups and the central benzene ring by 83.6 (5) and 2.6 (6)°, and the angle between these two nitro groups is 11.1 (7)°. Dihedral angle between the two aromatic parts of the molecule are 179.7 (6) and -171.7 (6)°, for C8—C7—N4—N3 and C7—N4—N3—C1 respectively.
For general background to hydrazone derivatives, see: Kahwa et al. (1986). For structural and coordination information for 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and 9-anthraldehyde, see: Okabe et al. (1993) and Trotter (1959), respectively.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX publication routines (Farrugia, 2012).C21H14N4O4 | F(000) = 146 |
Mr = 386.36 | Dx = 1.517 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 1164 reflections |
a = 5.6355 (4) Å | θ = 3.0–18.8° |
b = 8.1597 (5) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 36.794 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 1691.95 (19) Å3 | Needle, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.08 × 0.02 × 0.01 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3708 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1466 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.132 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 27.3°, θmin = 3.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) | h = −7→7 |
Tmin = 0.764, Tmax = 0.999 | k = −10→9 |
18174 measured reflections | l = −46→46 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.074 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.242 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1212P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 0.88 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3708 reflections | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
263 parameters | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.036 (5) |
C21H14N4O4 | V = 1691.95 (19) Å3 |
Mr = 386.36 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.6355 (4) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
b = 8.1597 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 36.794 (2) Å | 0.08 × 0.02 × 0.01 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3708 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) | 1466 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.764, Tmax = 0.999 | Rint = 0.132 |
18174 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.074 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.242 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.88 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
3708 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
263 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.2253 (10) | 0.1891 (7) | 0.26020 (13) | 0.0951 (18) | |
O2 | −0.0875 (10) | 0.1412 (7) | 0.22882 (14) | 0.0932 (17) | |
O3 | −0.1033 (8) | 0.2666 (5) | 0.10426 (11) | 0.0669 (13) | |
O4 | 0.1605 (8) | 0.4177 (5) | 0.07843 (12) | 0.0703 (13) | |
N1 | 0.1114 (12) | 0.2008 (7) | 0.23234 (16) | 0.0725 (16) | |
N2 | 0.0789 (10) | 0.3493 (6) | 0.10576 (14) | 0.0558 (14) | |
N3 | 0.5138 (9) | 0.5396 (6) | 0.11586 (14) | 0.0559 (14) | |
H03 | 0.4470 | 0.5385 | 0.0948 | 0.067* | |
N4 | 0.7204 (9) | 0.6275 (6) | 0.12078 (13) | 0.0561 (14) | |
C1 | 0.4148 (10) | 0.4550 (7) | 0.14367 (16) | 0.0475 (14) | |
C2 | 0.2018 (10) | 0.3647 (7) | 0.13979 (15) | 0.0481 (15) | |
C3 | 0.1020 (12) | 0.2848 (7) | 0.16947 (17) | 0.0554 (16) | |
H3 | −0.0398 | 0.2275 | 0.1671 | 0.066* | |
C4 | 0.2148 (11) | 0.2921 (8) | 0.20181 (16) | 0.0536 (16) | |
C5 | 0.4246 (11) | 0.3756 (8) | 0.20701 (17) | 0.0582 (17) | |
H5 | 0.4983 | 0.3771 | 0.2296 | 0.070* | |
C6 | 0.5215 (11) | 0.4563 (8) | 0.17795 (17) | 0.0562 (16) | |
H6 | 0.6626 | 0.5137 | 0.1811 | 0.067* | |
C7 | 0.7784 (10) | 0.7172 (7) | 0.09321 (16) | 0.0497 (15) | |
H7 | 0.6795 | 0.7136 | 0.0730 | 0.060* | |
C8 | 0.9857 (10) | 0.8234 (7) | 0.09117 (16) | 0.0490 (15) | |
C9 | 1.0328 (10) | 0.8946 (7) | 0.05641 (16) | 0.0482 (15) | |
C10 | 0.8823 (13) | 0.8738 (8) | 0.02552 (16) | 0.0609 (17) | |
H10 | 0.7477 | 0.8083 | 0.0274 | 0.073* | |
C11 | 0.9330 (12) | 0.9482 (8) | −0.00647 (18) | 0.0667 (19) | |
H11 | 0.8285 | 0.9355 | −0.0258 | 0.080* | |
C12 | 1.1380 (13) | 1.0440 (8) | −0.0115 (2) | 0.070 (2) | |
H12 | 1.1724 | 1.0905 | −0.0339 | 0.084* | |
C13 | 1.2834 (13) | 1.0664 (7) | 0.01730 (19) | 0.0652 (18) | |
H13 | 1.4182 | 1.1309 | 0.0145 | 0.078* | |
C14 | 1.2364 (12) | 0.9944 (7) | 0.05161 (17) | 0.0519 (15) | |
C15 | 1.3859 (11) | 1.0226 (7) | 0.08107 (18) | 0.0583 (17) | |
H15 | 1.5209 | 1.0862 | 0.0777 | 0.070* | |
C21 | 1.1340 (10) | 0.8580 (7) | 0.12098 (15) | 0.0466 (14) | |
C16 | 1.3403 (10) | 0.9587 (7) | 0.11560 (17) | 0.0525 (16) | |
C17 | 1.4973 (12) | 0.9911 (8) | 0.14472 (18) | 0.0591 (17) | |
H17 | 1.6304 | 1.0560 | 0.1407 | 0.071* | |
C18 | 1.4578 (12) | 0.9301 (8) | 0.1779 (2) | 0.0660 (19) | |
H18 | 1.5653 | 0.9491 | 0.1966 | 0.079* | |
C19 | 1.2511 (12) | 0.8366 (8) | 0.18424 (18) | 0.0635 (18) | |
H19 | 1.2202 | 0.7970 | 0.2075 | 0.076* | |
C20 | 1.0978 (12) | 0.8040 (8) | 0.15704 (17) | 0.0604 (17) | |
H20 | 0.9623 | 0.7433 | 0.1622 | 0.073* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.097 (4) | 0.130 (5) | 0.059 (3) | −0.006 (4) | −0.007 (3) | 0.025 (3) |
O2 | 0.080 (4) | 0.121 (4) | 0.079 (3) | −0.027 (4) | 0.010 (3) | 0.016 (3) |
O3 | 0.056 (3) | 0.074 (3) | 0.070 (3) | −0.017 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
O4 | 0.069 (3) | 0.085 (3) | 0.057 (3) | −0.020 (3) | 0.000 (2) | 0.010 (2) |
N1 | 0.071 (4) | 0.086 (4) | 0.061 (4) | 0.004 (4) | 0.007 (4) | 0.004 (3) |
N2 | 0.054 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.005 (3) | −0.004 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
N3 | 0.053 (3) | 0.055 (3) | 0.059 (3) | −0.004 (3) | 0.002 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
N4 | 0.045 (3) | 0.059 (3) | 0.065 (3) | −0.001 (3) | 0.002 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C1 | 0.043 (3) | 0.050 (3) | 0.050 (4) | 0.000 (3) | 0.000 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C2 | 0.044 (4) | 0.052 (4) | 0.048 (3) | −0.003 (3) | −0.002 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
C3 | 0.047 (3) | 0.054 (4) | 0.066 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.008 (3) | −0.008 (3) |
C4 | 0.052 (4) | 0.065 (4) | 0.045 (4) | −0.002 (4) | 0.003 (3) | 0.004 (3) |
C5 | 0.056 (4) | 0.068 (4) | 0.051 (4) | 0.006 (4) | −0.005 (3) | −0.004 (3) |
C6 | 0.050 (4) | 0.058 (4) | 0.061 (4) | −0.004 (3) | −0.005 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C7 | 0.049 (4) | 0.051 (4) | 0.049 (3) | −0.001 (3) | 0.003 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
C8 | 0.044 (3) | 0.039 (3) | 0.064 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.006 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C9 | 0.045 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.059 (4) | 0.006 (3) | 0.001 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C10 | 0.063 (4) | 0.063 (4) | 0.056 (4) | 0.001 (4) | −0.002 (4) | 0.002 (3) |
C11 | 0.064 (5) | 0.076 (5) | 0.060 (4) | 0.006 (4) | −0.004 (4) | 0.005 (4) |
C12 | 0.084 (5) | 0.062 (4) | 0.065 (4) | 0.003 (4) | 0.014 (4) | 0.011 (4) |
C13 | 0.072 (4) | 0.045 (4) | 0.079 (5) | −0.007 (4) | 0.014 (4) | 0.007 (3) |
C14 | 0.058 (4) | 0.040 (3) | 0.058 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.002 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C15 | 0.053 (4) | 0.046 (4) | 0.076 (5) | 0.000 (3) | 0.013 (4) | −0.002 (3) |
C21 | 0.044 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.055 (4) | 0.001 (3) | 0.002 (3) | −0.003 (3) |
C16 | 0.043 (4) | 0.045 (3) | 0.069 (4) | 0.009 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.007 (3) |
C17 | 0.046 (4) | 0.060 (4) | 0.072 (5) | −0.002 (3) | −0.004 (4) | −0.006 (4) |
C18 | 0.057 (4) | 0.070 (5) | 0.071 (5) | 0.007 (4) | −0.010 (4) | −0.006 (4) |
C19 | 0.067 (5) | 0.065 (4) | 0.059 (4) | 0.007 (4) | −0.001 (4) | 0.006 (3) |
C20 | 0.057 (4) | 0.058 (4) | 0.067 (4) | −0.006 (4) | 0.000 (4) | −0.001 (3) |
O1—N1 | 1.214 (7) | C9—C14 | 1.418 (8) |
O2—N1 | 1.229 (7) | C9—C10 | 1.428 (8) |
O3—N2 | 1.230 (6) | C10—C11 | 1.355 (8) |
O4—N2 | 1.238 (6) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
N1—C4 | 1.469 (8) | C11—C12 | 1.407 (9) |
N2—C2 | 1.436 (7) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N3—C1 | 1.355 (7) | C12—C13 | 1.351 (9) |
N3—N4 | 1.379 (6) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
N3—H03 | 0.8600 | C13—C14 | 1.418 (8) |
N4—C7 | 1.293 (7) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.397 (8) | C14—C15 | 1.392 (8) |
C1—C2 | 1.416 (8) | C15—C16 | 1.397 (8) |
C2—C3 | 1.390 (8) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.350 (8) | C21—C20 | 1.413 (7) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C21—C16 | 1.437 (8) |
C4—C5 | 1.378 (8) | C16—C17 | 1.414 (8) |
C5—C6 | 1.369 (8) | C17—C18 | 1.337 (9) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C18—C19 | 1.412 (9) |
C7—C8 | 1.456 (7) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C19—C20 | 1.348 (8) |
C8—C21 | 1.408 (8) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C8—C9 | 1.430 (8) | C20—H20 | 0.9300 |
O1—N1—O2 | 122.7 (6) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.8 (7) |
O1—N1—C4 | 118.4 (6) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.6 |
O2—N1—C4 | 118.8 (6) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.6 |
O3—N2—O4 | 121.4 (5) | C10—C11—C12 | 122.4 (7) |
O3—N2—C2 | 119.3 (5) | C10—C11—H11 | 118.8 |
O4—N2—C2 | 119.3 (5) | C12—C11—H11 | 118.8 |
C1—N3—N4 | 120.9 (5) | C13—C12—C11 | 118.1 (6) |
C1—N3—H03 | 119.6 | C13—C12—H12 | 121.0 |
N4—N3—H03 | 119.6 | C11—C12—H12 | 121.0 |
C7—N4—N3 | 113.9 (5) | C12—C13—C14 | 121.9 (7) |
N3—C1—C6 | 120.0 (6) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.0 |
N3—C1—C2 | 122.6 (6) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.0 |
C6—C1—C2 | 117.4 (5) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.8 (6) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.5 (5) | C15—C14—C9 | 119.2 (6) |
C3—C2—N2 | 116.7 (5) | C13—C14—C9 | 120.0 (6) |
C1—C2—N2 | 122.8 (5) | C14—C15—C16 | 122.4 (6) |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.8 (6) | C14—C15—H15 | 118.8 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C16—C15—H15 | 118.8 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C8—C21—C20 | 125.7 (6) |
C3—C4—C5 | 123.2 (6) | C8—C21—C16 | 119.2 (5) |
C3—C4—N1 | 117.7 (6) | C20—C21—C16 | 115.1 (6) |
C5—C4—N1 | 119.0 (6) | C15—C16—C17 | 120.3 (6) |
C6—C5—C4 | 118.1 (6) | C15—C16—C21 | 119.2 (6) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.9 | C17—C16—C21 | 120.6 (6) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.9 | C18—C17—C16 | 121.2 (6) |
C5—C6—C1 | 122.0 (6) | C18—C17—H17 | 119.4 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.0 | C16—C17—H17 | 119.4 |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.0 | C17—C18—C19 | 119.3 (6) |
N4—C7—C8 | 125.5 (6) | C17—C18—H18 | 120.4 |
N4—C7—H7 | 117.3 | C19—C18—H18 | 120.4 |
C8—C7—H7 | 117.3 | C20—C19—C18 | 120.8 (6) |
C21—C8—C9 | 120.4 (5) | C20—C19—H19 | 119.6 |
C21—C8—C7 | 123.7 (5) | C18—C19—H19 | 119.6 |
C9—C8—C7 | 115.9 (5) | C19—C20—C21 | 122.9 (6) |
C14—C9—C10 | 116.7 (5) | C19—C20—H20 | 118.6 |
C14—C9—C8 | 119.7 (5) | C21—C20—H20 | 118.6 |
C10—C9—C8 | 123.6 (6) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H03···O4 | 0.86 | 1.99 | 2.617 (7) | 129 |
C11—H11···O4i | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.251 (8) | 142 |
C20—H20···N4 | 0.93 | 2.25 | 2.894 (8) | 126 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C21H14N4O4 |
Mr | 386.36 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.6355 (4), 8.1597 (5), 36.794 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1691.95 (19) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.11 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.08 × 0.02 × 0.01 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.764, 0.999 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 18174, 3708, 1466 |
Rint | 0.132 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.646 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.074, 0.242, 0.88 |
No. of reflections | 3708 |
No. of parameters | 263 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.22 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003), SAINT (Bruker, 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), WinGX publication routines (Farrugia, 2012).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H03···O4 | 0.86 | 1.99 | 2.617 (7) | 129.4 |
C11—H11···O4i | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.251 (8) | 142.2 |
C20—H20···N4 | 0.93 | 2.25 | 2.894 (8) | 125.5 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional-QREN-Compete through projects SFRH/BD/61637/2009, PTDC/AAC-CLI/098308/2008, PTDC/AAC-CLI/118092/2010, PTDC/FIS/102284/2008 and PEst-C/FIS/UI0036/2011 – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).
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The title compound was synthesized as part of an investigation of the coordination properties of Schiff bases functioning as ligands. Metal complexes based on Schiff bases have been developed in biology and macromolecular chemistry in the last years (Kahwa et al., 1986).
The three dimensional arrangement of the molecules is held together by weak hydrogen bonds interactions between C—H and nitro-oxygen atoms.
Each unit is almost planar with a maximum deviation of 0.179 (6) A for O2, bond lengths varying in the ranges of [1.331 (9)–1.463 (8), 1.215 (7)–1.242 (6), 1.294 (7)–1.461 (8) and 1.389 (7) A for C—C, N—O, C—N and N—N respectively] and bond angles agreeing with those for the initial ligands. Molecules grow along the a-axis giving layers in the plane bc with an ABAB disposition, as well as each A and B layers are actually an alternating double layer. Two neighbor units of compound 1 create an angle of 68.92 (3)° between them along the c-axis.
The angle between the two nitro groups and the central benzene ring by 83.6 (5) and 2.6 (6)°, and the angle between these two nitro groups is 11.1 (7)°. Dihedral angle between the two aromatic parts of the molecule are 179.7 (6) and -171.7 (6)°, for C8—C7—N4—N3 and C7—N4—N3—C1 respectively.